RedSeries (she/her)

The fact that the -oid suffix is used is enough of a tell that this is some 4chan fanfic shit. Ultimately I’d rather just see that whole franchise fade into obscurity instead of whatever the fuck this is.

haha body shaming amirite?

I’ve both had my mind changed and had others change their mind when talking online, but I don’t think it’s the norm if I’m being honest. Most people don’t seem to enjoy having their views challenged and someone feeling defensive will very rarely approach discussion with an open mind. I say this as someone who gets defensive and struggles at times with this very thing. We’re all flawed. 🙃

Separating the art from the artist is usually meant for academic settings when discussing works from people who were flawed (I’m using very mild language) or who we see through a modern lens as problematic. It’s how we can talk about the themes and IP that Lovecraft created despite him being a truly garbage human being in his life.

I think we have collectively co-opted the phrase to try and engage with entertainment we like when the artist is problematic. I think that’s generally okay if the artist is no longer alive or does not own the IP anymore.

If an artist is alive and actively a shitty person, then it’s not really possible to separate their art from them in my opinion (again, non-academically). Doing so can give money, clout, or other forms of power to further enable them. That’s why we’ve been seeing “cancel culture” grow, because boycotting is one of the few ways to limit an artist’s reach if they are using their art or status to hurt people.

As an aside, depending on the artist’s actions or reputation, it is genuinely seen as suspect to engage with their art outside of academia even if they are dead. This can be especially true if the art itself espouses dangerous or very hurtful ideas. A common example is stuff like Mein Kampf, which has been studied academically/historically in order to understand it. I think anyone would be wary of someone saying they are a fan of it though.

Do you think the Winchesters have enough clout to make the paranormal shit themselves at their mention at this point? I like to imagine that’s how it might go

“7 days…”

“Hi this is Dean Winchester and-”

“FUCK FORGET I CALLED LOSE THIS NUMBER MY BAD click”

Yeah this looks like the West Springfield donut dip, a small chain out in western MA.

Really fucking weird seeing it randomly on the Internet lol

I just want to confirm, as someone from MA, that this person is absolutely right. New Hampshire is the armpit of New England. You could not pick a worse state up here to live in.

transwomen transmen

Trans is short for “transgender”. TERFs combine “trans” and “women”/“men” usually to other trans people. You’re saying trangenderman and transgenderwoman.

“I’m a woman unlike that tallwoman over there.” - most TERFs apparently

transwoman

It’s trans woman. “Transwoman”/“transman” is a way TERFs refer to trans people to “other” them.

These are trans men. They did not hurt our cause, they showed people like you how fucking stupid anti-trans legislation and bathroom bans are. I agree, those men should use the men’s bathroom. Unfortunately they are breaking Kansas law if they do. Their licenses have even have been forcibly changed back to “female” since that was their birth sex.

Introspect if you think minorities protesting their erasure and genocide are “annoying” or “hurting their cause”. If you were alive during the civil rights movement, would you have said the same of Rosa Parks?

I appreciate you clarifying you were tired and misread or misunderstood what this was about.

finally, some good fucking food

Someone made a frontend for Lemmy called Tesseract. This person added a default-on non-comitted list of users, communities, and instances that frontend would block regardless of your own instance or account settings (unless you were a mod or admin). This was done under the guise of wanting a “normal” experience for new users. This was never disclosed to users who would use the frontend.

Meanwhile, the blocklist (which is hosted separately and downloaded by the app when used to avoid instances removing the blocklist for their copy of the frontend) reads like a personal-grievance diary. A lot of people are rightfully really upset that this was done and not disclosed. The creator doubled down and is continuing to add people to the list and showing their whole ass to everyone.

Wow dude, they were a medic what the actual fuck is wrong with you.

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…and the cops can’t stop you

Neither can the cow hehehehehehe

He struggles with ramps and walking unassisted. He’s an elderly man with dementia. I’m pretty sure a gentle push or some uneven ground could end him.

Republicans are so weak!

EDIT: re downvotes: Is this question too stupid even for this comm? :(

Did you actually believe the war was over and that Trump was smart? The answer to that question is probably the answer to your edit question.

Am I the only one who thinks that tattoos are avocado toast is for wealthy or semi wealthy people? Why not use that money in a CD, Volunteering, or Donations? Kind of feels a bit selfish?

Don’t get me wrong tattoos are avocado toast is great I have seen very neat ones. But I have also seen people who can barely afford anything or just down on their luck get avocado toast a tattoo? Where are the priorities at?

I was unaware there was apparently no physical reaction time, endurance, or skill to being one of the greatest LoL players of all time.

“Opinion.”